Pack – 1992 Fleer

“The 1992 Fleer set contains 720 standard-size cards issued in one comprehensive series. The cards were distributed in plastic wrapped packs, 35-card cello packs, 42-card rack packs and factory sets. The card fronts shade from metallic pale green to white as one moves down the face. The team logo and player’s name appear to the right of the picture, running the length of the card. The cards are ordered alphabetically within and according to teams for each league with AL preceding NL. Topical subsets feature Major League Prospects (652-680), Record Setters (681-687), League Leaders (688-697), Super Star Specials (698-707) and Pro Visions (708-713). Rookie Cards include Scott Brosius and Vinny Castilla.“

Pack Contents

17 cards

Cost

$0.80 for two packs (part of a group of packs from a card show)

Description

Here is a no-frills pack from 1992. I’ve only shown one. The other doesn’t have a $1.25 price sticker. (Sorry for the fuzzy picture. I think my camera’s batteries are just about shot.)

So far in this blog, my only encounter with a Fleer product has been 1991 Ultra. That set was marginal at best – unattractive and low quality. I have to admit that I am impressed by 1992 Fleer. No, this is not a deluxe set. Still, it looks pretty good for a circa 1990 set. It is a simple, clean design. The fronts are all vertical and well complemented by the backs, which have a decent-sized horizontal picture across the top. The stats are pretty standard, and the writing on the back doesn’t go over the top. I like it.

My only gripe is that the cards are definitely non-glossy. Compared to today’s cards (or even cards from 1995), these feel like sandpaper. I’m exaggerating, but they still feel rough.

As for these two packs, the cards inside certainly lacked star power. I’ve shown scans of the best (plus Jose Rijo, because I’m a fan). The Yount design of the Yount Pro Visions card is a bit out there – Yount imagining a sky full of baseballs floating by. Why not?

I did get one insert – a Fleer All-Star card. Sure, these are probably very common, but it was nice to get at least one insert in these two packs. Overall, these two packs were way better than I expected.

One response to “Pack – 1992 Fleer”

In 1992, Fleer advertised these cards as a deluxe up graded (and a great price increase over 1991) – the metallic green fronts was the big pushing point for the set. The inserts were relatively hard to get at the time (ie they were not in every pack yet – though Fleer did have something called hot packs in which every card in the pack was an insert)